Author: Saint Augustine

The Finance and Business Online Publishers, FiBOP is set to host its 2024 capacity-building workshop, themed “Digital Innovation: Deepening Infrastructure for Efficient Financial Ecosystem.” This event will take place from October 18-20, 2024 at the Orchids Hotel in Lekki, Lagos. Chairperson of the workshop organizing committee, Vera Osokpo announced that Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and Mr. Bello Hassan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, have confirmed their attendance as keynote speakers. The digitalization of the financial system has revolutionized transactions, bringing speed, convenience, reduced costs,…

Sixty years after his passage into glory, the family of Laboye Laleye has continued to send him good and loving thoughts even as they aver that he was worthy patriach, brother, father, grandfather, and a oyal servant in the vineyard of the Lord. Born in 1880 at Ebute Metta Lagos to the lineage of Ajao Laleye, known for its vast human skills, Olaboye Laleye “combined all the attributes of his forebears and was renowned for his ‘Wisdom of the Learned, Justice of the Great, Prayers of the Good and Valor of the Brave”, according to family source. Held in high…

Worried by the treatment meted out to the freight forwarders by the officials of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA each time Colorado and the likes are intercepted at the ports during vehicle inspection, the leadership of the Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria, APFFLON has taken steps to engage the Management of the agency on the matter. Speaking during a working visit to the NDLEA Headquarters In Abuja recently, the National President of APFFLON, Otunba Frank Ogunojemite, who was accompanied on the visit by some members of the executive of the association, stated that…

…Bunmi Falana to lead committee Preparations for the 2024 MMS Hall of Fame induction and International Women’s Leadership Summit has kick-started with the creation of a strategic planning committee headed by an MMS Amazon and Chief Executive Officer, Marine Vigeo Consulting, Bunmi Falana. The event is scheduled for November 6, 2024 at Nicon Luxury, Abuja and the Planning Committee chairperson, Bunmi Falana is also the Welfare Officer for Nigeria Shipowners Association, NISA. The Founder, MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame, WOFHOF Initiative, Mr. Kingsley Anaroke,l revealed this in a statement disseminated on Thursday even as he expressed optimism that…

Stakeholders in the Non-Metallic and Mineral Products Sector has appealed to the federal government to support them, as the value in non-metallic mineral products is much more than the hydrocarbon combined. Speaking at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Non-Metallic and Mineral Products Sectoral group of the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria, MAN in Lagos with theme, “Exploring New Frontiers: Maximizing the Non-Metallic Industry for Diversification”, they urged government to create enabling environment for smooth operations for investors. The guest speaker, Chief Executive Officer, BAA Consult, Dr. Biodun Adedipe said that the investment requirements in the sector are also not…

Dupe Olusola has announced the launch of the Next Generation Foundation, a philanthropic fund dedicated to improving the lives of underserved and vulnerable children through education. With this foundation, Olusola, the Managing Director/CEO of Transcorp Hotels Plc, is extending her lifelong commitment to empowering others, driven by a deep belief in the transformative power of education. The foundation’s vision is for every child to have access to quality education, and a chance at a better life. Reflecting on her motivation to create the foundation, Olusola shared, “Education changes lives—it opens doors to a future filled with opportunities, particularly for children…

The Secretary General of the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central Africa Region, otherwise known as the Abuja MoU, Capt. Sunday Umoren has urged shipowners and other maritime investors in Nigeria and other African countries to embrace collaboration, partnerships and joint ventures in order to grow the industry. In a paper tittled: “Collaboration and Partnership in Driving Blue Economy”, he presented at the 4th symposium and workshop of the African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative, AFMESI held in Lagos on Tuesday, Capt. Umoren stressed that maritime investments require huge capital and to effectively run a profitable…

The Executive Director, Operations & Technical, Tantita Security Limited, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh was on Tuesday, in Lagos conferred with African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative, AFMESI Extraordinary Ambassador Award in recognition of his contribution to the Marine and Blue Economy sector in Nigeria. Captain Enisuoh was conferred with the Award after delivering a keynote address on the theme, “Achieving Blue Growth In A Changing Climate (integrating the coastal communities)” at a 2- day workshop organized by AFMESI in Lagos, He advised the Federal Government to invest in Carbon credits to attract sustainable development in the Marine and Blue Economy sector. Captain…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola has assured the international community of the commitment of the Federal Government of Nigeria to a peaceful, stable and prosperous Atlantic region which should be explored in a sustainable manner for the benefits of all the countries in the region. The NIMASA DG stated this during his presentation at the partnership for Atlantic cooperation summit, a sideline session at the 2024 United Nations General Assembly in New York, and chaired by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. According to Mobereola “Nigeria’s participation in the…

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered immediate investigation into the alleged bribery allegations imputed to some officers of the Commission by Idris Okuneye (a.ka.Bobrisky) in a viral video circulating across the country. Okuneye, an ex-convict had alleged in the video powered by Martins Vincent Otse (a.k.a VeryDarkMan) that some unnamed officers of the EFCC collected the sum of Fifteen Million Naira (N15,000,000) from him to drop money laundering charges against him. In a swift reaction, the EFCC’s boss has constituted a team of Investigators to critically look into the allegations. “To…